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Updated: 11:12 PM EDT Jun 21, 2017

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Where are the tapes? It’s a question many reporters in the press briefing room have asked Sean Spicer since President Trump insinuated that he recorded conversations between himself and Former FBI Director James Comey. During a press meeting held Wednesday, Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay Walters shed a little light on whether or not the White House would comment on the existence of tapes of conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. Walters told reporters that “there will be something this week,” but she didn’t elaborate on exactly what that meant. President Trump started the speculation surrounding whether or not he recorded private conversations with FBI Director James Comey through a tweet storm in May. "James Comey better hope that there are no 'tapes' of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press,” Trump said.During a joint news conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Trump was asked on three times in the course of two separate exchanges about the tapes. Trump first replied, "I'll tell you about that maybe sometime in the very near future," then, "I'll tell you about it over a very short period of time," and eventually, "Oh, you're going to be very disappointed when you hear the answer. Don't worry."So far, the White House has been careful to not comment directly on the existence of the tapes.CNN has contributed to this report

Where are the tapes? It’s a question many reporters in the press briefing room have asked Sean Spicer since President Trump insinuated that he recorded conversations between himself and Former FBI Director James Comey.

During a press meeting held Wednesday, Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay Walters shed a little light on whether or not the White House would comment on the existence of tapes of conversations with former FBI Director James Comey.

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Walters told reporters that “there will be something this week,” but she didn’t elaborate on exactly what that meant.

President Trump started the speculation surrounding whether or not he recorded private conversations with FBI Director James Comey through a tweet storm in May.

"James Comey better hope that there are no 'tapes' of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press,” Trump said.

During a joint news conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Trump was asked on three times in the course of two separate exchanges about the tapes.

Trump first replied, "I'll tell you about that maybe sometime in the very near future," then, "I'll tell you about it over a very short period of time," and eventually, "Oh, you're going to be very disappointed when you hear the answer. Don't worry."

So far, the White House has been careful to not comment directly on the existence of the tapes.